colorful kitchen backsplashes for when white won’t do

Share this story

All-white kitchens—or even a simple, white backsplash—add a certain chic, clean feeling to a kitchen. But that doesn’t mean we don’t like colorful backsplashes, too! Colorblocking your kitchen with both bold and soft colors is happening—will you get on board? Browse 23 of our favorite colorful kitchen backsplashes to inspire your own.

Photography by SHUBINANDDONALDSON.COM

Matching your backsplash tile to your floor tile is a commitment not everyone is ready to take, but if you are, GO FOR IT! How awesome does this blue and white patterned space look?

Photography by LESLIE WILLIAMS FOR DWELL

These tinier tiles—in a soothing uniform teal hue—perfectly bounce the abundance of natural light around this shiny, galley kitchenPhotography by UNPOLISHED-LIFE.BLOGSPOT.COM

For a more bohemian-inspired space, choose patterned tiles that create a more worldly feel, like the ones you see here. (Psst, we have plenty more inspiration where patterned tiles like this came from).

Photography by Michael Wiltbank

Cream tiles with alternating longer pink and purple tiles above is just a bit more riskier than an all-white setup. (And SO ideal for a pastel-inspired kitchen!)